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{{lifeform
|type={{cat tag|drugs|Poison}}
|world=Roshar
|universe=[[Cosmere]]
|books=[[The Stormlight Archive]]
}}
{{for|Backbreaker|the [[Epic]]}}
'''Backbreaker powder''' is a very strong poison used on [[Roshar]] during the [[Era of Solitude]].{{book ref|sa1|50}}
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Backbreaker powder is a very lethal tasteless, white powder.{{book ref|sa1|50}} There is an antidote for backbreaker powder that is capable of counteracting all the poison's effects. A large amount of backbreaker powder is capable of killing the person that ingests it in mere seconds unless the antidote is taken.
== History ==
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However, Jasnah was able to avoid ingesting the poison by [[Soulcasting]] the bread as she consumed it.{{book ref|sa1|70}} She also Soulcast the jam as well, as an extra precaution, unaware that the antidote was in the jam. Kabsal's plan went awry, and instead of Jasnah, he and [[Shallan Davar]] were poisoned,{{book ref|sa1|48}} while the antidote in the jam had inadvertently been Soulcast away.{{book ref|sa1|70}} Jasnah saved Shallan by Soulcasting her blood to remove the poison,{{book ref|sa1|48}} but Kabsal died.{{book ref|sa1|50}}
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